humedica sends team of doctors

Important destructions expected – field team already leaving this evening

by Lina Koch, 2014/12/05

At a maximum speed of up to 250 km/h and a diameter of 600 km the super-typhoon “Hagupit” is directly heading for the Philippines. The islands Leyte and Samar, which have already been in the center of the catastrophe caused by typhoon “Haiyan” last year, are most likely to be especially concerned by this storm. In order to be prepared for all catastrophe scenarios, humedica immediately sending a team of doctors to the Philippines.

”We don’t know which kind of destructions caused by typhoon “Hagupit” are awaiting us, but at the moment we must act on the assumption that our help is needed”, explains humedica managing director, Wolfgang Groß. “There are already humedica staff members on-site, who are working there in the context of our reconstruction projects after typhoon “Haiyan”. They are keeping us up to date with the current developments and are reporting about imminent dangers.”

Possibilities for interviews: There are possibilities for interviews with the field team and the humedica staff members in Tacloban / Philippines. If you are interested, please contact our press relations officer Lina Koch.

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